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embryectomies

embryectomies is the plural of embryectomy.

Meaning of embryectomy

Noun

embryectomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryectomies)

  1. Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus.
    • Placentas and endometrial tissue was collected at 52–55 days of pregnancy by surgical embryectomy which involved removal of the entire conceptus and surrounding endometrial tissue.2015 August 13, “Differential Effects of Sodium Butyrate and Lithium Chloride on Rhesus Monkey Trophoblast Differentiation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about embryectomies

What is embryectomies the plural of?
Embryectomies is the plural of embryectomy.

Words near embryectomies in the dictionary

  1. embrute
  2. embruted
  3. embrutes
  4. embruting
  5. Embry
  6. embryectomies
  7. embryectomy
  8. embryo
  9. embryo sac
  10. embryo sacs
  11. embryo transfer

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